What might, ahem, "a mate" expect for getting caught for....

[f1nn]

96mph on a motorway.

Camera Van BTW.

[f1nn]

Ooops, brain malfunction, meant to post in SPATL section.

[Felters]

Six points, £250 or so. Depends on time, conditions, previous etc.

[Talksteer]

f1nn said:

96mph on a motorway.

Camera Van BTW.

Err you're on a bike I presume so unless they pulled your mate over there is a fairly good chance your mate may have got away with it. On B roads they either have a car down stream of the van to pull you over or they have a bloke with binos and a note book get your reg as you go past. At 96mph they would not have long the write your plate down.

Perversely once they have tagged your speed the best option is to speed up to reduce the amount of time they have to write down your reg.

[f1nn]

Whats the cut off for three points in a 70 limit?

[pretzel]

I got 3 points and £60, in a car, M1, West Yorks, 6 years ago, 91mph. Told by the bobby who pulled me if it had been 85 I'd have been ignored alogether.

This was a bobby in a car, not a scamera and he was by himself given it was m-way.

Edited by pretzel on Monday 30th June 21:52

[steven182]

Talksteer said:

f1nn said:

96mph on a motorway.

Camera Van BTW.

Err you're on a bike I presume so unless they pulled your mate over there is a fairly good chance your mate may have got away with it. On B roads they either have a car down stream of the van to pull you over or they have a bloke with binos and a note book get your reg as you go past. At 96mph they would not have long the write your plate down.

Perversely once they have tagged your speed the best option is to speed up to reduce the amount of time they have to write down your reg.

Interesting I figured they take a digital photo so they just look at that later...

[SplatSpeed]

Felters said:

Six points, £250 or so. Depends on time, conditions, previous etc.

+1

[Brummmie]

Bike speedos are normally way too optimistic, 3 points is up to 25mph over the limit, 96-100 is up before the beak, 100+ is license losing time. I was told this when i got busted at 94mph on the M54 on a clear empty motorway. But i bet you were nearer 90 if relying on your egoboostometer.

[Mattmeister]

f1nn said:

Whats the cut off for three points in a 70 limit?

90mph -happen to 'know' this for a fact

[Route324]

steven182 said:

Talksteer said:

f1nn said:

96mph on a motorway.

Camera Van BTW.

Err you're on a bike I presume so unless they pulled your mate over there is a fairly good chance your mate may have got away with it. On B roads they either have a car down stream of the van to pull you over or they have a bloke with binos and a note book get your reg as you go past. At 96mph they would not have long the write your plate down.

Perversely once they have tagged your speed the best option is to speed up to reduce the amount of time they have to write down your reg.

Interesting I figured they take a digital photo so they just look at that later...

I assume it was a forward facing camera? No photo of plate to study later? and they'd need to write the number down after you'd passed?

[MaximumJed]

3 points and £60. Pulled at 96 in January on the M20 by an unmarked car.

[podman]

"a mate" can recommend a couple of stout sprung washers to mount your number plate on,just to stop it cracking(officer).

All hunky dory at slow speeds but once moving the plate vibrates like ann summers best and makes it unreadable.So my mates mate tells me..

[steven182]

podman said:

"a mate" can recommend a couple of stout sprung washers to mount your number plate on,just to stop it cracking(officer).

All hunky dory at slow speeds but once moving the plate vibrates like ann summers best and makes it unreadable.So my mates mate tells me..

[Nedrick]

f1nn said:

Whats the cut off for three points in a 70 limit?

No actual cut off but the guideline is, I think, 96.

[10 Pence Short]

I'd be very surprised if it wasn't just the normal case of fill in tax return form 172, send off what you owe and get 3 points back against your tax record.

[Broccers]

10 Pence Short said:

I'd be very surprised if it wasn't just the normal case of fill in tax return form 172, send off what you owe and get 3 points back against your tax record.

Exactly - got that for 97 mph on the M1 a few years ago.

[BIG DUNC]

I got 4 points & £100 for 92 about ten years ago on M3.

[SS2.]

Mattmeister said:

f1nn said:

Whats the cut off for three points in a 70 limit?

90mph -happen to 'know' this for a fact

The ACPO Fixed Penalty guidelines suggest up to and including 95mph in a 70mph limit would qualify to be dealt with by Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty (3 points / £60). 96mph and above and the recommendation is straight to summons. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the OP's friend were to receive a CoFP rather than a summons, despite the speed alleged being in summons territory.

In court, if the magistrates convict for 96mph they are directed to impose 4-5 points OR a short term disqualification (up to 42 days)..

[Arklight]

SS2. said:

In court, if the magistrates convict for 96mph they are directed to impose 4-5 points OR a short term disqualification (up to 42 days)..

What would someone be looking at getting if they are up for doing between 104 to 108 on a motorway? Would there be any chance of a let off and just a big fine if you drive for a living? or is it a definat ban?